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Jeff Bingaman: “I agree entirely with the point. I visited some of these very large schools in my State. The truth is, when they ring…”

On the recordMarch 4, 1999
I agree entirely with the point. I visited some of these very large schools in my State. The truth is, when they ring the bell to change classes, you almost have to get out of the way, because you are going to get knocked to the floor if you stay right out in the middle of the hallway; there is such a rush of activity. I do think there is a real problem in the size of our schools. Whenever you get a school that is so large that nobody really pays attention to whether or not a student comes to school in the morning, then the school is too large, in my opinion.
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Jeff Bingaman
Democratic · New Mexico

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the challenges posed by large school sizes during a Senate floor debate.

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